Pakistan Detains Seven in Probe of Islamabad Court Suicide Bombing

Overview

• CTD Rawalpindi arrested seven suspects accused of facilitating or handling the attack, transferring them to undisclosed locations for questioning.
• Sources report a detained facilitator from Rawalpindi and a handler from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in addition to earlier custodial detentions.
• Safe City footage mapped the bomber’s route, and a motorcyclist working with an online service who dropped him at the courts for Rs200 was taken into custody after being traced from Golra Morr to G-11.
• CTD Islamabad registered a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act as coordinated raids continued across Pirwadhai, Fauji Colony, Dhoke Kashmirian and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
• The blast killed 12 and injured dozens, police intensified security checks at judicial sites, inspected 1,350 homes, 183 shops and 33 hotels, verified about 1,300 people, and detained 56 Afghan nationals over illegal residency as officials alleged a link to ‘Fitna al-Hindustan’ that remains under investigation.